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The Mission Marketing Group is pleased to announce the acquisition of Proof Communication Limited by its technology specialist Agency, April-Six Limited.

According to the Financial Times Australia is planning its most radical shake-up of media ownership laws in two decades in a move that could lead to billions of dollars of mergers and reshape an industry in financial distress. For the full story read The FT

Dentsu Aegis Network has acquired Milestone Brandcom, an out-of-home (OOH) specialist agency in the country

Matthew Freud has acquired a £4m (3%) stake in the company that owns a string of PR firms including Citigate, Grayling and Red. For the full story read The Guardian

RTL Group, a large European media company, on Thursday announced it will buy a majority stake in SpotXchange, a supply-side platform (SSP) for programmatic video advertising. RTL is acquiring a 65% majority stake in SpotXchange for $144 million, with the opportunity to acquire the remaining shareholding in the future. The news comes just weeks after […]

UBM, owner and organiser of Cruise Shipping Miami, Marintec China, Sea Japan, and other events serving the Cruise and General Maritime industries worldwide, today announces its acquisition of Seatrade Communications

Engine Group, the owner of PR firms MHP Communications and Mischief and ad agency WCRS, is set to confirm its sale to private equity group Lake Capital later today.

Tarsus has acquired 60% of 3D Printshow, which has a current portfolio of market leading annual events in London, Paris and New York

Informa have announced the acquisition of Virgo Holdings LLC in the US, subject to receipt of US anti-trust clearance

An affiliate of Sun European Partners yesterday announced the acquisition of the River Group Ltd, a full service, leading UK content marketing agency

TechCrunch has learned that Apple has made another acquisition, one that it is using to boost its e-books effort and “beat Amazon at its own game.” It has bought BookLamp

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Elliott Management, the activist hedge fund, has acquired a stake in Interpublic Group and plans to push the $8.5bn advertising company to sell itself to a rival such as Publicis, Omnicom or WPP. For the full story read The FT

BSkyB has agreed to pay up to £7.4bn to acquire its European sister companies, opening the way to the biggest transformation in its 25-year history. The move will create one of Europe’s largest pay-TV providers, with the ability to invest more in internet technology and potentially to bid for sports and entertainment rights on a […]

Future plc has exchanged contracts to sell a portfolio comprising its Auto titles and Triathlon Plus to Kelsey Publishing

WPP announces that Kantar, its wholly-owned data investment management business, has invested in ZappiStore, a global pioneer in automated market research

Sanoma is to sell three of its Dutch titles – Nieuwe Revu, Panorama and Playboy, to Netherlands media owner Pijper Media

Omnicom continues to expand its footprint in Brazil. Earlier this year, Omnicom’s TBWA took a majority stake in Brazil’s advertising agency Mood

Omnicom continues to expand its footprint in Brazil. Earlier this year, Omnicom’s TBWA took a majority stake in Brazil’s advertising agency Mood

The acquisition will extend the LexisNexis portfolio of next-generation products and solutions for customers within the Canadian market